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Online Libraries:
- WWW Virtual Library Excellent
resources and links; distributed subject catalog, arranged alphabetically by
subject.
- Libweb From the Berkeley
Digital library, this site provides a listing of over 6600 pages from
libraries i over 115 countries, inclluding academic, public, national, state,
special and school libraries
- Library of Congress Government and
other resources provided by U.S. Library of Congress.
- Internet Public Library Provides
resources, reference, exhibits, on-line texts, newspapers, magazines and other
collections.
- Librarians' Index to the Internet
Developed by librarians, this is an excellent subject guide to some of the
best selected sites on the internet, providing more than 7,000+ resources.
Searchable by subject headings as well keywords or titles. A great
tool!
- Thor : The Virtual Reference
Desk From Purdue University Libraries, links to general reference
materials such as dictionaries, thesauri, almanacs, phone books, information
technology, etc.
- refdesk.com A portal site containing
almanacs, books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, news, maps, and more.
- Digital Librarian Online
catalog of titles by subject area; online book reviews, periodicals, articles
and databases, all searchable.
- Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence (FREE) A guide to free educational Web sites created by federal
government agencies. This is a clearinghouse for all government resources.
This provides an incredible amount of resources.
- The Chico High School Library
Helpful Bookmarks Web page An excellent gateway to subject accessed links
plus wonderful educator resources.
- The High School Hub An
expansive site that is a great academic resource for high school students.
Contains subject guides plus interactive learning activities, college guides
and a reference collection.
- ALA Resources for Parents,
Teens and Kids Excellent book lists and web site resources provided by the
American Library Association.
- Profusion A directory of over
10,000 databases, archives and search engines that contain information that
traditional search engines cannot access.
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to top of the pageDictionaries:
- General Dictionary and Thesaurus
Merriam-Webster dictionary on-line.
- YourDictionary.com
A wide selection of over 300 dictionaries, including glossaries, specialty
dictionaries, foreign language dictionaries, and other word-related
services.
- Slangsite.com A slang dictionary
from Impulse Communications.
- Roget's
Thesaurus From the University of Chicago's ARTFL project, this is Roget's
original thesaurus.
- Onelook Dictionaries Not a
dictionary itself, Onelook provides a search engine that locates terms in
dictionaries that are available free over the Internet. Over 600 dictionaries
are indexed, including many foreign language and slang, as well as subject
specific dictionaries.
- Bartlett's Quotations Bartlett's
Dictionary of Familiar Quotations on-line.
- The Quotation Page
Excellent site provides simple or advanced searching for quotations in a
variety of databases, both modern and classic, plus browsable quotes of the
day or week.
- Acronyms WWW
Dictionary of Acronyms and Abbreviations.
- Acronym Finder A large
searchable database, containing about 155,000 acronyms, abbreviations and
definitions.
- Rhyming Dictionary
If you enter a word, the server will return a list of rhyming words.
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to top of the pageBiographical Resources:
- Biography.com A&E's database
of over 20,000 brief profiles with links to websites, uses the Cambridge
Dictionary of Biography for its main source.
- The Biographical Dictionary
Concise profiles of over 28,000 men and women from ancient times to the
present, searchable by keyword, including name, date, achievement, profession,
creative works, and more.
- Lives, the Biography Resource
The "largest guide to biography sites on the Web" is an index to thousands of
sites containing biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters,
narratives and oral histories. Browse alphabetically by name, search by era,
region, or profession.
- Notable Citizens of the Planet
Earth Biographical Dictionary Contains brief biographical statements on
over 18,000 people from ancient times to the present day.
- Biographie.Net Biographical
search engine indexes over 5000 biographical sites.
- Gale Group Free
Resources Free access to specially selected information from Gale
Biographical databases. Excellent and indepth profiles of Hispanic American,
African Americans, women, poets and other authors.
- Academy of Achievement A virtual
museum of famous twentieth century individuals whose accomplishments in the
fields of arts, business, public service, science and exploration, and sports
set them apart from others. Includes a profile, a biography, and an interview
of each notable individual.
- National Women's Hall of
Fame Brief biographical info on famous American women in history.
- Women
of the Century An excellent site which highlights important women of the
20th century and their achievements. Features include exploration by decade
and a timeline of important events.
- Time 100 This site, from
Time Magazine, captures the 20th century and the people who made significant
contributions to the world. One section presents biographies of 100
extraordinary people who helped reshape the world. Each bio includes photos, a
timeline, and links to further information.
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to top of the pageOther Reference Tools:
- Information Please Web site
provides a large reference database including an almanac, encyclopedia,
dictionary, and facts on sports, entertainment and business.
- AV Image
Finder AltaVista's image search engine helps you find graphics and photos
on many subjects.
- Search Engines
Worldwide provides a list of global search engines sorted by countries in
the world.
- Webshots One of the
largest photo and image finders on the web. Finds photos and images on many
subjects.
- Ditto One of the more extensive
picture databases allows you to find pictures on the web either searching by
keyword or browsing categories.
- The Amazing Picture
Machine A massive collection of searchable quality kid-safe images, with
information on copyright and citation.
- Symbols
Encyclopedia Symbols.com is the online version of Carol Liungman's book
'Thought Signs.' This site contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged
into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. Contains a graphic
index and a word index.
- Map
Collection Excellent links to all kinds of maps from the University of
Texas.
- Maps.com Great maps for all nations and
states plus travelers' maps and directions.
- MapQuest Get driving directions to
and from anywhere in the country along with a full-color, interactive
map.
- U. S. Zip Codes from the United
States Postal Service.
- The National Address
Server Provides addresses in proper format along with the Zip +4 code. Can
also view a street map of the address. Takes a while to load...be patient!
- Associations on the Net From the
Internet Public Library, this is a searchable annotated guide to more than 550
home pages of prominent organizations and associations.
- U.S. Gazetteer Find
places in the United States by name or zip code, and link to a detailed map
and census date.
- The Kelly Blue Book Excellent standard
source of information on the value of new and used cars. Searchable.
- Ancestry.com A searchable database
to help beginners and seasoned genealogists to help find your roots, plus
links to U.S. Census records, a Socials Security death Index and phone and
address listings.
- Heritage quest From
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church), this site
assists the amateur genealogist in tracking down ancestors.
- Family Search A beginners guide to
genealogy in seven basic steps.
- Measure 4 Measure An
excellent collection of measurement, estimation, conversion and translation
tools.
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to top of the pageOnline Magazines and Newspapers:
- Time Magazine full-text articles that
provide a sampling to their full current issues. Includes some
archives.
- Entertainment Weekly full-text articles
that provide a sampling to their full current issues. Includes some
archives.
- Money Magazine full-text articles that
provide a sampling to their full current issues. Includes some
archives.
- Fortune Magazine full-text articles
that provide a sampling to their full current issues. Includes some
archives.
- Classroom Connect One of
the most widely used online magazines providing online curriculum links as
well as virtual learning experiences, projects and other educational
material.
- NewsDirectory.com Offers numerous
links to full-text journals and newspapers, including more than 5000
newspapers and magazines and computer publications.
- Today's
papers A daily news briefing compiled from the New York Times, The
Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and the country's other major
newspapers.
- Newspapers Online Offers
newspapers from around the world.
- The Newspaper Association of America
Links to U.S. dailies, Canadian newspapers, collectives, weeklies, alternative
press, business papers, international press, press associations and college
pages.
- Newsday Online newspaper from Long
Island, New York with national news and interest features. Published by the
Times-Mirror.
- New York Times Access to NYT daily news
and information and a year's archives, join active debates, and special
sections for students, teachers, parents, complete with lesson plans and study
guides.
- AJR Newslink: Pioneer Press
Archive Includes feature stories from the Pioneer Press.
- Advertising Age Online version of the
magazine. Access to some archival issues back to 1995.
- 19th Century Advertising
1857-1872 "A taste of advertising pages that appeared in Harper's Weekly"
1857-1872. A great U.S. history site!
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to top of the pageOther News Sources:
- CBS News This is CBS News continuous
news and headlines, Including top stories and other features like movie
reviews.
- ABC News Includes feature stories
.
- PBS Online Expanded news coverage and
information on PBS programs.
- Television News Archive Since
1968, this archive has recorded, abstracted and indexed U.S. television
newscasts. This is an online guide to this impressive collection., which also
includes such shows as "60 Minutes" and "Nightline".
- BBC Online News and features from the
British Broadcasting Corporation, along with information on programs. BBC
World Service offers news in 44 languages.
- Newseum: The Interactive Museum of
News Site of the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to
"free press, free speech, and free spiit for all people." Contains exhibits on
how the news media have both reported and influenced major events and issues
around the world.
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to top of the pageStudy Guides and Online Tutorials:
- Ask an Expert Pitsco's"Ask an
Expert" sites offer searching by subject category and the ability to email an
expert in your area of query .
- Digital Education Network Enormous
educational site divided into several different "DENS" to help students in
various studies. You must register (it's free.)
- My Homework Helper
From Refdesk.com. Homework help for grades 9 - 12. Has some great
resources.
- Study Guides and
Strategies A valuable site from St. Thomas University which gives help and
advice on learning, studying, taking tests, classroom skills, and much more.
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